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  • 标题:Study on Impact Loading and Humerus Injury for Baseball
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  • 作者:Shinobu SAKAI ; Juhachi ODA ; Shigeru YONEMURA
  • 期刊名称:Journal of Computational Science and Technology
  • 电子版ISSN:1881-6894
  • 出版年度:2008
  • 卷号:2
  • 期号:4
  • 页码:609-619
  • DOI:10.1299/jcst.2.609
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 摘要:

    In the United States and Japan, baseball is a very popular sport played by many people. However, the ball used is hard and moves fast. A professional baseball pitcher in good form can throw a ball at speeds upwards of 41.7m/s (150km/hr). If a ball at this speed hits the batter, serious injury can occur. In this paper we will describe our investigations on the impact of a baseball with living tissues by finite element analysis. Baseballs were projected at a load cell plate using a specialized pitching machine. The dynamic properties of the baseball were determined by comparing the wall-ball collision experimentally measuring the time history of the force and the displacement using dynamic finite element analysis software (ANSYS/ LS-DYNA). The finite element model representing a human humerus and its surrounding tissue was simulated for balls pitched at variable speeds and pitch types (knuckle and fastball). In so doing, the stress distribution and stress wave in the bone and soft tissue were obtained. From the results, the peak stress of the bone nearly yielded to the stress caused by a high fast ball. If the collision position or direction is moved from the center of the upper arm, it is assumed that the stress exuded on the humerus will be reduced. Some methods to reduce the severity of the injury which can be applied in actual baseball games are also discussed.

  • 关键词:Baseball;Impact Strength;Stress Wave;Biomechanics;Finite Element Method;Sports Injury;Damage Evaluation
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